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If the Adikar pass through the desavonies of another, he precedes, and 
the Desave follows two or three miles behind with tomtoms. 
The Adikars cannot use tomtoms in Kandy, nor in any other province 
than their respective desavonies. 
Without special leave they cannot ride in palanquins, on an elephant or 
horse within the river, nor any where in attendance on the King. 
When the Adikars are at the palace all public communications to the King 
are usually made through them. 
The King’s orders for performing public works ai the palace in Kandy, 
or in the country, are usually conveyed to the proper chiefs and authorities 
through the Adikars. j 
The King’s general orders to the people are communicated to the inha- 
bitants of Kandy, and to the head men of the provinces residing in Kandy, 
by the Adikars. 
The King’s orders are conveyed to chiefs resident in the provinces by olas, 
written to them in the name of the first Adikar, if he be in Kandy; in his 
absence by the second Adikar, and, in the absence of both, by the chief next 
in rank. 
The Adikars are particularly charged with conducting the public festivals 
and the repair of temples, the catching of elephants in Kandy, and per- 
sonally superintending these and other public works. 
They are charged with the repair of the streets, and with every work con- 
tributing to the beauty and cleanliness of the town. 
In superintending the performance of any of these works in Kandy, they 
have power to imprison and punish any head men of the provinces for 
neglect or disobedience, except persons belonging to the King’s household or 
court, and those only upon representation to the King. 
When cases of importance are heard by the King himself, or by the Great 
Court, the Adikars are present. 
The Adikars hold the first seats in the Great Court of Justice called Maha 
Naduwa, take the leading part in the proceedings, are the principal re- 
porters to the King, and give the sit/a or ola of decision. 
All sentences of corporal punishment by the K ing’sorders are executed 
in their presence. 
In suits of land the Adikars have power to sequester lands and crops. 
The Adikars have the exclusive power of causing punishment to be in- 
flicted with the cane. 
Vor. II. 2D 
